|
Was the Leeton Motors converted Bedford Bus (circa 64/65?) the first dedicated multicar transporterin Australia?
It was painted in a sort of dirty cream colour with black stripes and had a pair of enourmous bulbous doors on the back to cover the overhanging tail of the rear car. It was used to transport the teams Lotus XV and the Dtype.
My run in with it was when it dropped the rear uni of the front tailshaft just below the top of the range at Murrurundi taking out the brake lines as it flailed around. Can't remember the name of the guy driving but he did a magnificent job, no drive, no brakes to stop it rolling back down the hill or over the side. We picked it up with the Blitz and let it down into town. Only spare tailshaft available was in Tamworth, so to save time the D Type was unloaded and off to Tamworth to collect the shaft. Quickest parts delivery vehicle ever? One advantage of the days when to qualify as a sports car for racing the car had to be road registered.
Anyone have a photo of what must have been the ugliest tail end of a transporter ever?
|